The Public Enemy (1931): Where to Watch, Cast & Facts

The Public Enemy (1931) — an evergreen reference for this movie: the essentials, the cast, where to watch and what to watch next. All his life he took what he wanted...Why not women?

Where to watch

TMDB's U.S. watch-provider data lists HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max. Availability changes by country and date, so check your streaming app before watching.

Cast

James Cagney as Tom Powers; Jean Harlow as Gwen Allen; Edward Woods as Matt Doyle; Joan Blondell as Mamie; Donald Cook as Mike Powers; Leslie Fenton as Samuel 'Nails' Nathan; Beryl Mercer as Ma Powers; Robert Emmett O'Connor as Paddy Ryan

About The Public Enemy

Two young Chicago hoodlums, Tom Powers and Matt Doyle, rise up from their poverty-stricken slum life to become petty thieves, bootleggers and cold-blooded killers. But with street notoriety and newfound wealth, the duo feels the heat from the cops and rival gangsters both. Despite his ruthless criminal reputation, Tom tries to remain connected to his family, however, gang warfare and the need for revenge eventually pull him away.

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Figures and availability come from public TMDB data and are provided as a sourced reference.